by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 9, 2015 | Nutrition
A study from Rush Medical School in Chicago showed that a special diet can reduce the risk for Alzheimer's disease by 53 percent in those who follow the diet rigorously, and by 35 percent in those who mostly follow it and cheat some of the time (Alzheimer’s...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 9, 2015 | Deaths of Famous People
Former Chicago Bears tight end Mike Pyle died this month of a brain hemorrhage at age 76. He had been one of the smartest players in the National Football League. In 1960, he was captain of the undefeated Yale football team that destroyed Harvard 39–6, and received...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 2, 2015 | Nutrition
1950s: British physician John Yudkin writes many articles showing that dietary sugar is associated with increased risk for cancers, heart attacks and death. 1960s: The chairman of nutrition at Harvard Medical School tells me directly and writes extensively that Yudkin...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 2, 2015 | Deaths of Famous People
E.L. Doctorow was a best-selling author whose stories often showed how past experiences influence present behavior and how people fail to learn from their mistakes or the mistakes of others. On July 21, 2015, he died of lung cancer at age 84, after a lifetime of heavy...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 26, 2015 | Fitness
Even short periods of inactivity cause dramatic loss of muscle size and strength. After just two weeks of having one leg put in a cast, all 32 men in the study lost a tremendous amount in all measures of physical fitness, strength and muscle size in the immobilized...
